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Searay with Merc 7.4 Bravo drive. Teleflex power assisted hydraulic steering.
I am helping a buddy do a few repairs to his boat to get ready for a trip. He has been complaining that his steering has a bit of dead travel right in the middle. You can turn it like 10-20* either way before it...
Having an annoying problem on my Dad's boat...cant figure it out.
circa 1978 Mercruiser 888, ford 302 block, holly 2 barrel carb, rebuilt less then 50 hours ago with brand new carb and everything.
Problem is the engine starts and runs fine cold. Fires first turn of the key. You can idle it...
Well, our boats getting ever so close to being finished....
the other day i finally got the steering lines all hooked up, and started bleeding the system. Since i didnt have any fancy bleeding tool, i used a funnel and kept it full of fluid as i spun the wheel, after quite awhile air bubbles...
My buddy can CNC us some block off plates with a CAD drawing. Before i go waste a bunch of time trying to measure it out, does someone have the specs on the flange? or even better a CAD of a block off plate or even the factory Y yoke?
long shot, but i figured i would try.....
I need to seal an aluminium plate over an inspection hole cut into a fiberglass fuel tank. Planning to use a bunch of stainless screw, but wondering what the best sealer to use would be?
1979 mercruiser 255mie
The timing mark is missing the guide on the block by about 1/2" retarded. When i turn the dizzy it moves but the engine cuts before i can get it within range. I dont get any backfiring out of the carb, and the engine actually runs quite well besides an occasional pop out...
1979 Mercruiser 255 MIE, freshly rebuilt Rochester quadrajet.
When the engine is cold it doesn't like to run very well. I prime it and it always fires right up, and then a few seconds later the idle just starts dropping and it dies. If i give it some throttle when it starts dying it will bog...
'74 mercruiser 255MIE Auxillary water pump, i do not believe its the factory auxiliary pump though, i found 3 numbers on it
on the main casing:
46
73823
and on the cap for the impeller access:
59155
I cant seem to find anything that matches these numbers:confused:
EDIT: WOOPS POSTED IN WRONG...
#7044291 off a '79 merc 255MIE (GM block)
I am looking for new primary metering rods, and power valve/piston rebound spring. Not having any luck!:( Preferable in Canada, i found one place in the states, but the total was $60 for the rods and spring... kinda crazy to pay that much....
17.5ft Canaventure with 1989 150 black max merc, it currently has a highfive 21p prop, which is great for high speed, but we want a little more torque/power for pulling skiier's out of the water. any suggestions?
1979 merc 255mie, when i rev it it bogs out(1500-2500rpms), and if i try to hold it when i rev it will stall... if i go slow on the trottle i can get it to rev up, and when i release the throttle it returns to idle. i checked the timing and its good, i also just finished rebuilding the carb...
I have no way to name the distributor, so part #YLM624av
This distributor worked fine last year, engine sat for the winter and when i went to start it today it wouldn't fire, i messed with all the usual no start things and swapped in a brand new coil i had laying around, after awhile messing...
Well, i have been trying to bring the engines in my boat back to life this year, and have been having some fuel supply issues, ironically each engine has the opposite issue. Our port engine is getting way too much fuel and flooding over between the carb and flame arrestor and running down the...
Well, My dad restored a 1973 Searay SRV 220. It has a Merc outdrive and ford 302(originals). It had no prop on it when we got it, and now we are trying to find the best match for it. Any recommendations?
We are trying to install the steering fork in our volvo penta 280 and it only went in about an inch(with tons of hammering, and grease) and now it wont go in any further. It doesnt seem right that it should be so stiff and i dunno how it is going to steer when its this stiff. All the bushings...
1979 Mercruiser 255 MIE. We are stumped on this. We had everything ready to go, engine was cranking over fine. Filled it up with coolant for the first time and nothing, no turning. We pulled the plugs, and the starboard side had water in the cylinders(it poured out), so we pulled the manifold...
ive got a wire hanging off. Black and yellow(starter something?) engine runs fine, its hanging off the starboard side of the engine right beside the bus with the black caseing on the end(not cut), it also connects to pin 1 on the cannon plug. like i said boat starts and runs great, just...
Well, we found a free boat litterally next door to us this winter. We pick it up, hauled it home, ripped it all appart, and yanked the old 1965 Chevy 283. 20 minutes later the engines was puring away on the ground after an unknown history and at least accouple years since last running. (raw...
Well, we are ready to start installing our batteries in the boat, but cant figure out exactly how we should do it. We have 2 105amp alternators and we want to have a seperated 'house' battery bank, and then the 2 starting batteries, but we cant figure out how to hook it all up to get the most...
Mercruiser - volvo Penta 280 AQ's Early style
They originally had these funny stud bolts that hold the 2 together, but i am having a hard time finding replacements, is there anything wrong with using normal bolts for this, i cant see anything wrong?
